HUMANITARIAN RESEARCHES

Journal of fundamental and applied researches

THE DYNAMICS OF THE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO THINKING AND TO THE MENTAL SPACE OF LANGUAGE

2017. №3, pp. 51-56

Ryadchikova Elena N. - Dоctor of Philological Sciences, Professor, Kuban State University, 350040, Russia, Krasnodar, 149 Stavropolskaya st, ren@phil.kubsu.ru

Tkhakushinova Zhanneta B. - Candidate of Philological Sciences, Senior Lecturer, Kuban State Agrarian University, 350044, Russia, Krasnodar, 13 Kalinina st, jannetb777@gmail.com

In the article, a brief excursion into the history of thinking from Descartes to our days is made with an emphasis on the positions of modern cognitive science. The combination of linguistic knowledge with the data of philosophy, sociology, and psychology is traced. Sharing the point of view of scientists on the delimitation of concepts and constructs, the authors propose to study thinking in linguistics precisely as a construct.

Key words: ментальное пространство языка, мышление, концепт, конструкт, mental space of language, thinking, concept, construct

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